Doctor Who Season 8 Doctor Choice: I'd Love 'A Black Doctor or a Female Doctor,' Says Author
Famed author and children's laureate Malorie Blackman, author of a new Doctor Who story, provided her opinion on who should be the new Doctor once Matt Smith leaves.
Blackman will soon release a new Doctor Who story which centers around the struggle between the seventh Doctor and Skaro.
In an interview with The Guardian, Blackman discussed what she wants from the new Doctor casting decision.
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"I love the idea of a black Doctor, or a female Doctor, so a black, female Doctor would be ideal! But I'll be happy with any great actor that brings continued life to a fantastic character. And if that great actor could be someone like Idris Elba, I'd be very, very happy," the author said.
She also discussed how she conducted research for her new Doctor Who story.
"I refreshed my memory by watching the McCoy episodes and by browsing the various Whovian databases on the web. I did my homework on Ace and the Daleks and I also had quite a few surreal discussions with my husband and my daughter. They're both Doctor Who fans too!" she said.
Blackman went on to say which episodes particularly inspired her story.
"Maybe some of the inspiration for my story came from episodes like Dalek where Rose's DNA gave a Dalek a bit of an identity crisis, and the stories that involved the Cult of Skaro – where we saw that Daleks could have different personalities – and maybe even go mad! I also loved the line in the Dalek episode where the Doctor is told that he'd have made a great Dalek. Brilliant!" the author explained.
